---
type: country
domain: crypto-regulation
status: stable
tags: ["crypto-regulation", "south_america", "gafilat", "legal"]
aliases: ["CL", "CHL"]
created: 2026-04-13
updated: 2025-09-01
compile_into: ["[[country--chile]]"]
sources:
  - name: "CMF Chile"
    url: "https://www.cmfchile.cl"
    type: "official"
---

# 🇨🇱 [[country--chile|Chile]] (CL) — Crypto Regulation

> Chile regulates crypto under Fintech Law 21,521 (Jan 2023). CMF registration deadline passed February 2025. CMF actively enforcing registration and issuing warnings about unregistered platforms. Open Finance System regulation effective July 2024.

## Overview

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Status | Legal |
| Risk Score | 30/100 (Moderate Risk) |
| Enforcement Level | Moderate |
| Region | [[domain--south-america|south america]] |
| Currency | [[entity--clp|CLP]] |

## Tax

| Type | Rate |
|------|------|
| Capital Gains (Personal) | Progressive income tax up to 40% on crypto gains (no separate CGT rate) |
| Capital Gains (Corporate) | 27% first category tax |
| VAT on Crypto | No |
| Mining Tax | Subject to income tax |
| Staking Tax | Subject to income tax |
| Airdrop Tax | No specific guidance |

Chile taxes crypto gains under the general income tax framework. The SII (tax authority) has clarified that crypto disposals are taxable events. There is no preferential CGT rate; gains are added to regular income.

## Licensing

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Required | Yes |
| Regulator | [[entity--cmf|CMF]] |
| Framework | Ley Fintech 21,521 (2023) |
| Ease | medium |
| Cost | $15,000 - $100,000 |
| Timeline | 3-12 months |

Financial service providers operating with crypto must register with CMF. Covers crowdfunding, alternative transaction systems, custody, order routing, intermediation.

## AML / KYC

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| KYC Required | Yes |
| Travel Rule | No |
| FATF Member | No |
| FATF Status | fsrb_only |

## DeFi

**Status:** Unclear

Fintech Law does not specifically address DeFi.

## Stablecoins

**Status:** general_framework

Covered under the broad Fintech Law framework.

## NFTs

**Status:** no_rules

No NFT-specific regulation.

## Mining

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Legal | Yes |
| Electricity Cost | $0.092/kWh |
| Renewable Energy | 35% |
| Climate | temperate |
| Infrastructure | good |

Chile has a legal mining sector with moderate electricity costs and a significant share of renewable energy. Infrastructure is good, supporting mining operations.

## Geopolitics

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Stability | stable |
| Sanctions | No |
| Corruption Index | 67/100 |
| Ease of Business | moderate |
| Internet Freedom | free |
| Banking Access | moderate |

## Enforcement

CMF implementing Fintech Law. SII pursuing crypto tax compliance.

## CBDC Status: exploring

---

*Data source: [Soken Crypto Legal Map](https://soken.dev/crypto-map/). Last reviewed: 2026-04-13.*

**Sources:**
- [CMF Chile](https://www.cmfchile.cl)